Choghukabad Explained

Official Name:Choghukabad
Native Name:چغوك اباد
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Iran
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kerman
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Narmashir
Subdivision Type3:Bakhsh
Subdivision Name3:Central
Subdivision Type4:Rural District
Subdivision Name4:Azizabad
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:1,656
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:IRST
Utc Offset:+3:30
Timezone Dst:IRDT
Utc Offset Dst:+4:30
Coordinates:28.9217°N 58.6689°W

Choghukabad (Persian: چغوك اباد, also Romanized as 'Choghūkābād; also known as Joghūkābād) is a village in Azizabad Rural District, in the Central District of Narmashir County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,656, in 396 families. The village's name means "sparrow town".[1] Some ruins near the village probably represent the former site of the city of Narmashir during the middle ages.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bosworth . C.E. . Bosworth . C.E. . van Donzel . E. . Heinrichs . W.P. . Pellat . Ch. . The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. VII (MIF-NAZ) . 1993 . Brill . Leiden . 90-04-09419-9 . 965 . 21 December 2022 . NARMĀSHĪR.